BREAKING
Linux Foundation launches x402
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Old web vs agent-native pay
Conventional web
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Forms and accounts
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KYC and API keys
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Human at keyboard
x402 protocol
new
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HTTP 402 headers
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One line of middleware
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Machine-to-machine pay
How an x402 payment works
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Request sent
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402 + details
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Agent pays
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Retry, access granted
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A common layer for AI agents
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The Linux Foundation has launched the x402 Foundation to standardize payments for AI agents.